Boat lifts

[calsurfman]

Im new to restoring but my late father wanted to restore this boat with his hands so the task begins. I found some articles on how to sand and paint the boat but how do i lift the boat and paint in the areas its resting. (the boat trailer) Its a 21' cuddy fiberglass.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Boat lifts

Welcome to iboats.

You can do it but.... in stages.

Stage one would be to get the boat up on bocks and support it that way. Have you seen boats blocked w/o a trailer under them.... you will have to jack it up and support it in the same fashion. You can leave the trailer under it if you like. Paint the bottom with the obigitory 2 coats and let it dry. Seriously dry a few days or more.

Re-jack it up move the supports and get the three spots you missed and let it dry again. If it is "blotchy" it will not be seen under the boat.

There are other ways such as jacking one side up and supporting it with angles beams however that tends to stress the rub rails.A 21' cuddy is really too big to flip unless you are pulling the engine and outdrive as well as seperating the hull..... even then it is a huge project.

Any questions or issues you might have present them here and you will find lot's of assistance.

Pictures - we love pictures!

 

[calsurfman]

Re: Boat lifts

Thank You Bob,

please forgive my ignorance but how do i initially jack it up to put it on the boat blocks? do i use a regular hydraulic jack for a car and does the boat have stress points it has a v hull so i couldnt put the jack directly under the boat , also i will probally need 3 or 4 jacks.. Another question, how do i find the dead weight of my boat? Its a 21' bayliner cuddy.

Thanks

 

[Solittle]

Re: Boat lifts

Take a look at boats that are fitted to the type trailer that uses bunks instead or rollers. You would jack up your boat thes ame way except the timber does not have to be as long. Yes you will need several jacks and a "bunch" of pieces of wood. The small automotive jacks which are rated at 2-4 tons would work nicely. At the heaviest I would not figgure the boat to be more than 5,000-6,000 lbs. You jack up a bit, fit the wood braces and jack again a few feet away. You could jack it up a bit then deflate or remove the trailer tires which lowers the trailer - same effect.